diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
index c9bf85f4b3..bea721a7c6 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-amd64.yaml
@@ -74,7 +74,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -172,7 +172,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -262,7 +262,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
index e11ef5a205..2ca3b7f7c2 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-arm64.yaml
@@ -55,7 +55,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -148,7 +148,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -234,7 +234,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
index 94f7db4019..37607c83ec 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -45,7 +45,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -101,7 +101,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -173,7 +173,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-riscv64.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-riscv64.yaml
index db858f31ab..e08cc63b88 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-riscv64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-riscv64.yaml
@@ -43,7 +43,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
index 847876a834..06f5b1abba 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/build-kata-static-tarball-s390x.yaml
@@ -50,7 +50,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -131,7 +131,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
@@ -253,7 +253,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/payload-after-push.yaml b/.github/workflows/payload-after-push.yaml
index beab04a9c4..dd6c3ab2a0 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/payload-after-push.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/payload-after-push.yaml
@@ -140,7 +140,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Push multi-arch manifest
diff --git a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload.yaml b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload.yaml
index f6298a5315..673ce0d072 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/publish-kata-deploy-payload.yaml
@@ -62,7 +62,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Login to Kata Containers ghcr.io
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml
index fa759b64f0..ea7eac95a8 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-amd64.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml
index eef78e77e9..333c34998e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-arm64.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-ppc64le.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-ppc64le.yaml
index 1ac80547ec..281da0227e 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-ppc64le.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-ppc64le.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml b/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml
index 7ee9a7728b..73cb001f65 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release-s390x.yaml
@@ -35,7 +35,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - uses: actions/checkout@v4
diff --git a/.github/workflows/release.yaml b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
index e0988fe747..f04b326f06 100644
--- a/.github/workflows/release.yaml
+++ b/.github/workflows/release.yaml
@@ -84,7 +84,7 @@ jobs:
         uses: docker/login-action@74a5d142397b4f367a81961eba4e8cd7edddf772 # v3.4.0
         with:
           registry: quay.io
-          username: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
+          username: ${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}
           password: ${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}
 
       - name: Get the image tags
@@ -216,7 +216,7 @@ jobs:
 
       - name: Login to the OCI registries
         run: |
-          echo "${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}" | helm registry login quay.io --username "${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
+          echo "${{ secrets.QUAY_DEPLOYER_PASSWORD }}" | helm registry login quay.io --username "${{ vars.QUAY_DEPLOYER_USERNAME }}" --password-stdin
           echo "${{ github.token }}" | helm registry login ghcr.io --username "${{ github.actor }}" --password-stdin
 
       - name: Push helm chart to the OCI registries